A Very British Cult
rogue priests and the abode of love
$52.90
- Hardcover
288 pages
- Release Date
7 November 2024
Summary
The Abode of Love: Inside Victorian Britain’s Strangest Cult
A secluded country house. A rogue Anglican Priest. Ceremonial sex and mislaid fortunes. This is the almost-forgotten story of Victorian Britain’s strangest religious sect and its wealthy, mostly female, followers who believed they could ascend directly to heaven.
Henry James Prince was a rogue Anglican Priest with a flare for the dramatic, and the founder of the Agapemone, or ‘Abode of Love’. He also claimed to be …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781837731473 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1837731470 |
| Author: | Stuart Flinders |
| Publisher: | Icon Books |
| Imprint: | Icon Books |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 288 |
| Release Date: | 7 November 2024 |
| Weight: | 512g |
| Dimensions: | 234mm x 153mm |
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Critics Review
Some rural villages have a natural ‘The League of Gentlemen feel’, something that came to mind reading the strange tale of a secluded Somerset country house, known as the ‘Abode of Love’. * The Independent - Books of the Month *Flinders shines a light on the people drawn to the cult and those who managed to escape from the Abode. * Somerset Life *Flinders has done readers a service in digging out this mostly forgotten but engrossing tale. * The Daily Telegraph *
About The Author
Stuart Flinders
Stuart Flinders has been a journalist for nearly four decades, with his work involving BBC News, fronting Radio 4’s You and Yours for many years, and presenting live concerts on Radio 3. He also writes, and is the author of Cult of a Dark Hero: Nicholson of Delhi.
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